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		dragonwriter on Feb 8, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The web sucks if you have a slow connection > Did most of the web suck when we were on 28k or 56k modems? Yes, lots of the early web sucked over dialup.

cgh on Feb 8, 2017 [–]

While waiting for some JS-laden crapfest to load earlier, it occurred to me that I haven't heard the term "World Wide Wait" in many years. But here I am experiencing it all over again.

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